Gospel Songs

Christian lyrics with chords for guitar, banjo, mandolin etc.

From: "Paul Sappington" paul_sappington@hotmail.com
Composer unknown
Submitted by Paul Sappington
This is a compilation of many verses from several sources.
The congregational format involves the leader singing a line to be echoed by the congregation.
Then all join in in the second half of each verse.

I've Been Redeemed

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Leader: I've been redeemed
Echo: I've been redeemed
Leader: By the Blood of the Lamb
Echo: By the blood of the Lamb
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Leader: I've been redeemed
Echo: I've been redeemed
Leader: By the Blood of the
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All: Lamb
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All: I've been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb
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Filled with the Holy Ghost I am
Em A7
All my sins are washed away
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I've been redeemed
Leader: And that's not all
Echo: And that's not all
Leader: There's more besides
Echo: There's more besides
Leader: No that's not all
Echo: No that's not all
Leader: There's more be-
All: -Sides
All: No that's not all, there is more besides
I've been to the river and I've been baptized
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: The Lord and I
Echo: The Lord and I
Leader: We got so close
Echo: We got so close
Leader: The Lord and I
Echo: The Lord and I
Leader: We got so
All: Close
All: The Lord and I we got so close
He filled me up with the Holy Ghost
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: Now Satan's mad
Echo: Now Satan's mad
Leader: And I'm so glad
Echo: And I'm so glad
Leader: Now Satan's mad
Echo: Now Satan's mad
Leader: And I'm so
All: Glad
All: Now Satan's mad and I'm so glad
He lost a soul that he thought he had
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: The devil and me
Echo: The devil and me
Leader: We do agree
Echo: We do agree
Leader: The devil and me
Echo: The devil and me
Leader: We do a-
All: -Gree
All: The devil and me we do agree
I hate him and he hates me
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can talk about me
Echo: You can talk about me
Leader: All that you please
Echo: All that you please
Leader: You can talk about me
Echo: You can talk about me
Leader: All that you
All: Please
All: You can talk about me all that you please
I'll talk about you while I'm on my knees
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: Oh I went down
Echo: Oh I went down
Leader: To the river to pray
Echo: To the river to pray
Leader: Oh I went down
Echo: Oh I went down
Leader: To the river to
All: Pray
All: Oh I went down to the river to pray
Felt so good that I stayed all day
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: He's coming back
Echo: He's coming back
Leader: To take me home
Echo: To take me home
Leader: He's coming back
Echo: He's coming back
Leader: To take me
All: Home
All: He's coming back to take me home
I'll shout "Hallelujah!" before His throne
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: On roller skates
Echo: On roller skates
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: On roller
All: Skates
All: You can't get to heaven on roller skates
You'd roll right by those Pearly Gates
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a fancy car
Echo: In a fancy car
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a fancy
All: Car
All: You can't get to heaven in a fancy car
Cuz a fancy car won't go that far
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a rocking chair
Echo: In a rocking chair
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a rocking
All: Chair
All: You can't get to heaven in a rocking chair
Cuz a rocking chair won't get you there
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In dirty blue jeans
Echo: In dirty blue jeans
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In dirty blue
All: Jeans
All: You can't get to heaven in dirty blue jeans
Cuz heaven ain't got no washing machines
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: As Superman
Echo: As Superman
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: As Super-
All: -Man
All: You can't get to heaven as Superman
The Lord might be a Batman fan
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a rocket ship
Echo: In a rocket ship
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a rocket
All: Ship
All: You can't get to heaven in a rocket ship
A rocket ship wouldn't make the trip
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: By smoking pot
Echo: By smoking pot
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: By smoking
All: Pot
All: You can't get to heaven by smoking pot
You think you're there when you're really not
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a red canoe
Echo: In a red canoe
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In a red ca-
All: -Noe
All: You can't get to heaven in a red canoe
Cuz God's favorite color is heavenly blue
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In powder and paint
Echo: In powder and paint
Leader: You can't get to heaven
Echo: You can't get to heaven
Leader: In powder and
All: Paint
All: You can't get to heaven in powder and paint
Cuz God won't take you how you ain't
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed
Leader: It is God's grace
Echo: It is God's grace
Leader: That I've been saved
Echo: That I've been saved
Leader: It is God's grace
Echo: It is God's grace
Leader: That I've been
All: Saved
All: It is God's grace that I've been saved
I have no fear on the Judgement Day
All my sins are washed away
I've been redeemed